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they have grown up taking for granted that an african-american can the president of the united states of america. isn't that part of the great american story of? it is the story of risk taking progress from one generation to the next, the story of unwavering hope. it is the story of men and women who said to themself "i might not the film my dream, but if i stand strong on this bridge, if i endure another night in his jail cell that may be my children will fulfil their dreams, maybe my grandchildren will." a person he purrs the says "all these people were still living by faith when they died." they did not receive the things promised. the only saw them and welcome them in the distance. they're all the many heartbreaks and trials, you have kept the faith. you could only see the promised land from a distance. you never let it out of your sight. today if we are willing to work for it, if we are willing to sacrifice for it, then i know we can carry on that legacy. i know that we can meet our obligation to continue the struggle. i know we can finish the journey we started and felt the prom
they have grown up taking for granted that an african-american can the president of the united states of america. isn't that part of the great american story of? it is the story of risk taking progress from one generation to the next, the story of unwavering hope. it is the story of men and women who said to themself "i might not the film my dream, but if i stand strong on this bridge, if i endure another night in his jail cell that may be my children will fulfil their dreams, maybe my...
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in the united states senate who fought for civil rights. who fought for voting rights. who stood with us. who met with us on the day we marched on washington almost 50 years ago. you had people like one of the great leaders of the united states senate and now these leaders are not -- even the nominee who said one word -- not one word about what they're trying to do. >> eliot: it is fascinating because you're right. i remember even in new york, not even in new york, rockefeller republicans who were more liberal probably than democratic party today. >> you could have rockefeller you had so many other republicans. some had federal judges that were appointed by eisenhower that were much more progressive. >> eliot: right. and yet now, the drive to win a misguided drive to win and i think their math is wrong. their legal thinking is clearly wrong. underlying ideology is wrong. they're willing to pass legislation through the states that will prohibit people from voting even though they acknowledge there's not a single shred of evidence of any frau
in the united states senate who fought for civil rights. who fought for voting rights. who stood with us. who met with us on the day we marched on washington almost 50 years ago. you had people like one of the great leaders of the united states senate and now these leaders are not -- even the nominee who said one word -- not one word about what they're trying to do. >> eliot: it is fascinating because you're right. i remember even in new york, not even in new york, rockefeller republicans...
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>> here the united states is a beacon of democracy to people around the world, and our republican leaders are saying to americans, we're going to make it harder for you to vote. >> stephanie: right. and one thing that is very key is voting is a right. it's not like driving is a privilege it's a right. >> that's right. and we have had big struggles in this country to make sure everybody has that right. so republicans are working very hard to turn back the clock when it comes to people's voting rights. it's a scandal. and the reason is they figure if they can limit people from voting, that -- the big money guys will be able to call the shots in the agenda. i guess we shouldn't have been surprised but during the % republican convention in tampa they had this big yacht show up to thank all of the romney dones or and it turned out it was from the cayman islands. >> stephanie: that's right. >> so mitt romney can send jobs overseas -- a lot of companies set up these fake fronts in the cayman islands, it's a way to offshore american profits and american jobs. >> when the president points that out
>> here the united states is a beacon of democracy to people around the world, and our republican leaders are saying to americans, we're going to make it harder for you to vote. >> stephanie: right. and one thing that is very key is voting is a right. it's not like driving is a privilege it's a right. >> that's right. and we have had big struggles in this country to make sure everybody has that right. so republicans are working very hard to turn back the clock when it comes to...
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. >> romney: the president of the united states said he can't change washington from the inside. isn't that amazing. no wonder why he has had such a hard time over the last four years. >> eliot: perhaps romney forgot he made an identical comment in 2008. >> i don't think you change washington from the inside. i think you change it from the outside. >> eliot: david axelrod put it best on the "today" show. >> the fact that romney picked up on it and attacked him on it shows he's cascading from one attack to another. >> eliot: the attacks are falling flat, listen to the response that paul ryan got from the aarp conference when he attacked the affordable care act act. >> the first step to a stronger medicare is to repeal obama-care. [ booing ] >> because it represents the worse of both worlds. i had a feeling there would be mixed reaction, so let me get into it. it weakens care for today's seniors and puts it at risk for the next generation. >> eliot: he brought his retired mother with him. don't do that to your mom. next time leave her at home rather than subject her seeing her son
. >> romney: the president of the united states said he can't change washington from the inside. isn't that amazing. no wonder why he has had such a hard time over the last four years. >> eliot: perhaps romney forgot he made an identical comment in 2008. >> i don't think you change washington from the inside. i think you change it from the outside. >> eliot: david axelrod put it best on the "today" show. >> the fact that romney picked up on it and...
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. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republican for which it stands one nation under god, indivisible liberty and justice for all! [ cheers and applause ] >> stephanie: that phrase is overused, but literally not a dry eye in the house. >> yes and so many people especially women take care of their family members who have injuries like that. and you just applaud because she got it right. >> stephanie: one of the things that touches me the most is debbie wasserman schultz and her friendship. talk about women having each other's back -- >> yes. >> stephanie: this convention, you just can't plan stuff like that. that -- i mean people cried during michelle obama's speech. you can't manufacture that kind of emotion. >> people were crying at the republican convention, but for the wrong reasons. >> stephanie: right. reince preibus was backstage crying -- >> it was passion. the passion was ignited over and over again in this convention and they really needed to happen, because we are going to win this election on the ground. they have billions and the
. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republican for which it stands one nation under god, indivisible liberty and justice for all! [ cheers and applause ] >> stephanie: that phrase is overused, but literally not a dry eye in the house. >> yes and so many people especially women take care of their family members who have injuries like that. and you just applaud because she got it right. >> stephanie: one of the things that...
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you build jobs in the united states by spending in the united states, whether that spending is government spending on roads and bridges and schools and everything we need or it's individuals who are middle class people who are spending on all the services that middle class people need in terms of food and clothing and shelter and everything else. those basics are coming from the united states. american workers are the ones who build houses. american workers are the ones that actually provide the services that most people need. if you don't have enough spending, the middle class in the united states is responsibility for almost all of the spending and most spending, remember 70% of economic activity in the united states is personal consumer spending. that's what it is. that's the heart of our country. whether you like spending or don't like spending, that is the fact. if you don't have enough of it, then we don't have enough jobs. we don't have an economy that isant. >> all right. the book is called beyond outrage, thank you for joining us really appreciate it. >> if next question. next qu
you build jobs in the united states by spending in the united states, whether that spending is government spending on roads and bridges and schools and everything we need or it's individuals who are middle class people who are spending on all the services that middle class people need in terms of food and clothing and shelter and everything else. those basics are coming from the united states. american workers are the ones who build houses. american workers are the ones that actually provide...
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the republicans wouldn't even honor the [ inaudible ] of the united states. so a lot of us are saying, if you like what you're hearing, if you really think we need to move this country forward, then you need to elect 25 more democrats to the house, so we can keep the majority back and we need to keep the senate. >> bill: i was talking to a couple of people last night who were encouraging me to make that push. and also they were selling president obama if you want to get the job done -- john boehner and eric cantor feel their job is to be roadblocks. >> right. >> bill: that must be frustrating for someone like you. >> yeah, it's incredibly frustrating for somebody like me. part of my job is getting the votes together and i worked on the affordable care act, i helped get the votes together when we passed the climate change bill in the house. there's so much we can do but what happens was the republican leadership said their number 1 goal was to defeat barack obama, so they put the good of the country aside. all of the things we should have been doing they just
the republicans wouldn't even honor the [ inaudible ] of the united states. so a lot of us are saying, if you like what you're hearing, if you really think we need to move this country forward, then you need to elect 25 more democrats to the house, so we can keep the majority back and we need to keep the senate. >> bill: i was talking to a couple of people last night who were encouraging me to make that push. and also they were selling president obama if you want to get the job done --...
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billions of dollars of aid from the united states, number one. number two where is the united states in the international community providing support to the international relief fund organization such as the red cross to provide the relief necessary. i said in my last article in the "huffington post," i'm not in favor of boots on the ground, but we could certainly provide angels in the air. we could provide for humanitarian support. this is where i'm most unhappy about the obama administration's failure on syria. it's bad enough that it does not have a policy to deal with the strategic issues, but why can't we do more on the humanitarian side? >> eliot: the failure to act, do you think we'll lose them as it were, and will they turn elsewhere for support and say you know what, united states, you talked a good game but you didn't show up when we needed you and we'll find our finds elsewherefriendselsewhere. >> it's not speculation. it's a fact. the syrian army came out and publicly criticized the administration for promising to deliver non-lethal a
billions of dollars of aid from the united states, number one. number two where is the united states in the international community providing support to the international relief fund organization such as the red cross to provide the relief necessary. i said in my last article in the "huffington post," i'm not in favor of boots on the ground, but we could certainly provide angels in the air. we could provide for humanitarian support. this is where i'm most unhappy about the obama...
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my god, you are president of the united states of america. you have so much more power than you realize. you don't have to constantly give in to republicans. and the second part is, listen, when we push to the outside. when progressive groups push in the outside. when progressive commentators push from the outside, do you think the obama administration liked it? hell no, they hated it. rahm emmanuel went to a group of progressives who were pressuring the blue dog democrats and he called them f-ing retarded. i thought you wanted outside pressure. not if it doesn't help his cause politically. as much as the republicans are full of it, when they say president obama thinks it changed from inside washington, thisthis is a smidgen of proof. now michael shure disagrees with me. let's bring in the epic man for an epic fight. [ ♪ music ♪ ] >> cenk: all right michael you heard my case. county point. >> yeah, sometimes you're wrong. sometimes you're very young. and today is a very young day. >> cenk: woo. >> when you're running for president it's no
my god, you are president of the united states of america. you have so much more power than you realize. you don't have to constantly give in to republicans. and the second part is, listen, when we push to the outside. when progressive groups push in the outside. when progressive commentators push from the outside, do you think the obama administration liked it? hell no, they hated it. rahm emmanuel went to a group of progressives who were pressuring the blue dog democrats and he called them...
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states. that a society's greatness is founded above all showing the weakest and neediest among us. we beseech you touche shed your grace on this noble experiment of liberty that began with a confident assertion of unalienable rights bestowed on us bayou. life liberty in the pursuit of happiness. grant us the courage to defend the life of which no other rights are secure that those waiting to be born may be welcome dam protected. strengthen our elders waiting to see your face to be accompanied by a true compassion with dignity to those to our fragile we braze and thank you for the gift of liberty. made this never lack of those brave enough to defend our freedoms. renewable a profound respect for religious liberty, the most cherished freedom at our founding. may liberty be with truth and good this and justice. help us live our freedom and faith. and for those who over two centuries have given their lives over freedoms defense defense, we give your care to those eternal souls with your mighty ar
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it's good for the united states. it's good for the region. >> eliot: these delicate balances the high wire acts you're describing, how is it effected by comments by mitt romney who wants to will be his campaign, and i'll let the comments speak for themselves. >> we all know that first reports could be wrong. what we thought we knew this morning we're less certain of tonight. now you've been in political campaigns. the impulses are great. the juices are flowing. they want to get involved in everything. i wish he would have said, today is not the day. i'll call a time out today. >> eliot: and clearly the president did not hold his own fire in pushing back at romney saying, you know what, campaigns should stop at the border. >> but it just shows there are very great limits in the campaign in a bumper sticker scenario. it's hard to address the complexities that really exist in the middle east policy. >> eliot: i will try to avoid the temptation to editorialize too much, but mitt romney is desperate for some edge in the c
it's good for the united states. it's good for the region. >> eliot: these delicate balances the high wire acts you're describing, how is it effected by comments by mitt romney who wants to will be his campaign, and i'll let the comments speak for themselves. >> we all know that first reports could be wrong. what we thought we knew this morning we're less certain of tonight. now you've been in political campaigns. the impulses are great. the juices are flowing. they want to get...
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if muslims say george bush invaded iraq, and george bush, the president of the united states, he equals america. i could say look, it pains me. 70% of the country now does not like this guy. he was our president and we are a democracy. i get it. if they say president obama equals america. he is our president. he does drone strikes. they might not like drone strikes because it kills family members. they might be mad at obama i get it. but if they say pastor terry terry jones represents america. this guy is a village idiot. don't you have a village idiot in sudan libya? if you pull that raving lunatic aside and said this is muslim this is one showing to ten people. this doesn't even come close to equaling america. i heard there is a rear view mirror center libya that is widely watched movie in america. nobody even knew about it until you guys started doing your protest. it had no viewers. it does not equal america. then how about big blow hards like rush limbaugh who says outrageous things whether it's about our president or muslims. he does not equal america. even loudmouths on the other
if muslims say george bush invaded iraq, and george bush, the president of the united states, he equals america. i could say look, it pains me. 70% of the country now does not like this guy. he was our president and we are a democracy. i get it. if they say president obama equals america. he is our president. he does drone strikes. they might not like drone strikes because it kills family members. they might be mad at obama i get it. but if they say pastor terry terry jones represents america....
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. >> is this good for the united states? is this good for the arab people. >> eliot: just to stop you, that is a fundamental question that we don't often stop to ask that question. who is we? >> we tend to think if it's bad for us it must be bad for them. we don't stop and think that something bad for us might be good for them. in the long run the middle east is to have legitimate stable government. stable democratic government. that's good for them. in the short one it's quite possible while it's still good for the arab world, it will be bad for us. why? because when you replace bought and paid for dictators like we had before who could be counted on to share america's sense-- >> eliot: mu barrack. >> when her you replace that with a democratic government, which is responsive to its people and you have a population which is fairly heavily anti-american, it's going to look pretty anti-america. is that bad for arab peoples in egypt libya yemen and elsewhere? >> eliot: syria. >> we don't know, and the answer is no. but is it b
. >> is this good for the united states? is this good for the arab people. >> eliot: just to stop you, that is a fundamental question that we don't often stop to ask that question. who is we? >> we tend to think if it's bad for us it must be bad for them. we don't stop and think that something bad for us might be good for them. in the long run the middle east is to have legitimate stable government. stable democratic government. that's good for them. in the short one it's...
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the visitor is expected -- was a man applying for a united states visa. if other white substance in the area, but they said the documents did not contain anything dangerous. >> michelle obama and mitt romney me are going to be in northern virginia today. >> brianne carter is in fairfax. >> the fight for battleground virginia is back on here in the commonwealth. both parties campaigning here today. if you take a look behind me, you can see mitt romney the as onstage. he started speaking about 10 minutes ago. the crowd is now chanting usa. he has been talking about the middle class. that is what we expected it would highlight during the trip to northern virginia. it has been a focus for the mitt romney the campaign. they made their announcement in virginia. this republican hopeful for president is working to get the middle class back to work. he says northern virginia may very well decide the next president is. while he is focused on the economy, yet so it also touched on the tragedy overseas. >> we have heavy hearts across america today. i want you to know
the visitor is expected -- was a man applying for a united states visa. if other white substance in the area, but they said the documents did not contain anything dangerous. >> michelle obama and mitt romney me are going to be in northern virginia today. >> brianne carter is in fairfax. >> the fight for battleground virginia is back on here in the commonwealth. both parties campaigning here today. if you take a look behind me, you can see mitt romney the as onstage. he started...
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. >> first lady of the united states, the most popular women in the country. more popular than her husband. certainly more popular than anybody else in this room right now, judy. >> woodruff: i think by far, gwen, the woman who knows the president of the united states better than anyone in 22-23-minute speech, it was a blend of the personal, the biographical, the political, the inspirational, and a call to arms. making almost a plea at the end there to people to recognize that they need to go out and work to get her husband elected for this country to move ahead and do what it can do and be what it can be. >> she is more in love with her house now than four years ago and probably hoping everybody in this room and outside this room was more in love as well. >> you're right. i think it was a genius speech, true genius. it was sophisticate sophisticate without ever once mentioning mitt romney's name, she drew a stark, graphic, dramatic contrast between the two lives. she basically said, quoting-- without quoting barry swisser, the great oklahoma university coach,
. >> first lady of the united states, the most popular women in the country. more popular than her husband. certainly more popular than anybody else in this room right now, judy. >> woodruff: i think by far, gwen, the woman who knows the president of the united states better than anyone in 22-23-minute speech, it was a blend of the personal, the biographical, the political, the inspirational, and a call to arms. making almost a plea at the end there to people to recognize that they...
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>> definitely built up resentment against the west and the united states exploding. another thing that may give people solace is some of these protests albeit explosive were relatively small. today's protest in cairo was about 2,000. last year you had hundreds of thousands. in sudan it was 5,000. it doesn't mean we shouldn't be alarmed, but they are not drawing everybody. >> jennifer: today the taliban attacked the allied base in afghanistan where prince harry is stationed. is that about him or the movie, or something else? >> it was absolutely about him. the taliban put out a statement saying we will kill prince harry. they were looking for him and going after him. >> jennifer: let's get to another really important nexus here which is iran and israel. first of all does this wave mean that iran is next to act up? >> no, i don't -- look you have had times where iran has had its own revolution in 2009. what iran could do is seize the distraction. the u.s. will be distractioned with this right now. there is an election and a major crisis in the middle east president oba
>> definitely built up resentment against the west and the united states exploding. another thing that may give people solace is some of these protests albeit explosive were relatively small. today's protest in cairo was about 2,000. last year you had hundreds of thousands. in sudan it was 5,000. it doesn't mean we shouldn't be alarmed, but they are not drawing everybody. >> jennifer: today the taliban attacked the allied base in afghanistan where prince harry is stationed. is that...
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states. he had to start off where he did, which was reforming and slaining the damage that's been done to the republican party and letting us know who he is. without doing that, the next six weeks are unimportant to him. we expect to see a little bit of a burch. one of the things i wanted to add though was that the bump he received was coming before barack obama speaks next week. barack obama is a fabulous speaker. he is a family man. people like his wife. people like his children. people like the fact that he is so supportive of women's rights in the workplace in addition to reproductive rights. i would guess that we're going to see whatever bump mitt romney got this week particularly among independents and women evaporate after the democratic convention next week. >> it will be interesting to see. karl romney also claimed at the beginning of his speech that republicans had united behind the president following his election. just take a quick listen. >> four years ago i know that many americ
states. he had to start off where he did, which was reforming and slaining the damage that's been done to the republican party and letting us know who he is. without doing that, the next six weeks are unimportant to him. we expect to see a little bit of a burch. one of the things i wanted to add though was that the bump he received was coming before barack obama speaks next week. barack obama is a fabulous speaker. he is a family man. people like his wife. people like his children. people like...
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[applause] madam chairwoman, delegates, i accept your nomination for president of the united states. [cheers and applause] >> the president accepting his nomination of the democrats here at the time warner cable arena. one last visit to the floor. >> we wanted to move beyond what happened tonight and what vester will happen tomorrow and the next couple of days with the candidates. >> it will be a nonstops brand starting tomorrow. the president and vice president will go to new hampshire and iowa. some key battleground states. and moving on to florida. mitt romney is also going to iowa and you have paul ryan going to nevada. it will be a nonstop spread in these battleground states try to take the messages that they try to make in their convention speeches and amplified days. one of the points that obama's campaign manager may from the stage was that in three weeks, early voting starts in iowa. it might seem like it is a couple of months, but this will be a real sprint now and it is going to be -- a lot of excitement at both conventions and they have to translate that and get that mess
[applause] madam chairwoman, delegates, i accept your nomination for president of the united states. [cheers and applause] >> the president accepting his nomination of the democrats here at the time warner cable arena. one last visit to the floor. >> we wanted to move beyond what happened tonight and what vester will happen tomorrow and the next couple of days with the candidates. >> it will be a nonstops brand starting tomorrow. the president and vice president will go to new...
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there is a growing but shadowy anti-muslim network in the united states and in europe that actively promoting the fear of muslims in our society. they're good at it. they make a lot of money at it. it contributes to the way that, unfortunately, many americans view muslims. >> eliot: do you feel that this concerted effort -- i'll take as a premise of this question even though you would have to prove the point to me, if this group exists, is it fundamentally different than other groups that existed opinions about catholics or jews or any other religious group that was new to the united states or that from which people felt a threat in some form? >> certainly, you know, we've sign this type of fearmongerring before. we saw it with catholics. we saw it with jews. we saw it with communists even. the reason that people are making the claim that michele bachmann's anti-muslim witch-hunt in congress harks back to the day of joseph mccarthy because we've experienced the bouts of hate before. the real difference though today is that there is an active network of individuals that use tools like the inte
there is a growing but shadowy anti-muslim network in the united states and in europe that actively promoting the fear of muslims in our society. they're good at it. they make a lot of money at it. it contributes to the way that, unfortunately, many americans view muslims. >> eliot: do you feel that this concerted effort -- i'll take as a premise of this question even though you would have to prove the point to me, if this group exists, is it fundamentally different than other groups that...
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there are now more than 260 million people who are insured in the united states. that's about 5 million more than in 2010. great news. for the first time in four years the number of people with health insurance actually increased. that's partly due to the law enabling young adults to stay on their parents' insurance until they're 26. today, an extra 540,000 young adults are insured because of that provision. but will that convince people in swing states like colorado that obama-care was, in fact, a good idea. here with me to discuss that swing state is david sirota. he co-hosts the "run down," a radio talk show in denver. glad to have you back inside "the war room." >> thanks for having me. >> jennifer: you bet. pleasure' onyou're on this radio show, you're listening to people, have you heard people talk about obama-care kids staying on their parents insurance. >> it's a huge problem. it's a national problem on the local level. people are not all that psyched by the care of obama-care and president obama's healthcare bill is not necessarily popular. but the tenant
there are now more than 260 million people who are insured in the united states. that's about 5 million more than in 2010. great news. for the first time in four years the number of people with health insurance actually increased. that's partly due to the law enabling young adults to stay on their parents' insurance until they're 26. today, an extra 540,000 young adults are insured because of that provision. but will that convince people in swing states like colorado that obama-care was, in...
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or blue states but the united states of america and he didn't even say those words in just that form. that's what we remember. for the president it's a matter of making the case, especially on the point of hope. maybe the most valuable thing that bill clinton did for him last night was saying hey we got this far. things are still tough but we're on the verge of programs that will pay off this coming four years, believe me president clinton said. that's the baton that president obama can pick up and carry. >> jonathan, beyond those little phrases that can be so important and that people can talk about or can remember, there's a bigger feeling that people do tend to take away from speeches at least if they sit and watch the whole thing and one of the criticisms of mitt romney's speech it was short on specifics. the president has said himself that he intends to tell the american people much more specifically what he intends to do. does he need to do that and if so how much perspectivity? -- specificity? >> the most common criticism after any political speech it should have been more spe
or blue states but the united states of america and he didn't even say those words in just that form. that's what we remember. for the president it's a matter of making the case, especially on the point of hope. maybe the most valuable thing that bill clinton did for him last night was saying hey we got this far. things are still tough but we're on the verge of programs that will pay off this coming four years, believe me president clinton said. that's the baton that president obama can pick up...
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states, where these young people who grew up in the united states, and they had to pay for the privilege of going in to get this provisional status. that energy was patriotic, and he spoke to hispanics all over the country, but beyond hispanics to all of the americans. >> eliot: the stories we have heard tonight reflect the benefits to society, how those who get that small handout benefit and build an entire community, and it has been an amazing thing to see that turn in the sense of community, purpose, and goodness. >> jennifer: eliot you are totally right, reflecting so well of the loans issue -- where the young person says how do i start my own business well borrow from your parents. he said i wish i would have thought of that. [ laughter ] >> al gore: yes. >> john: we always here any time you criticize our tax policy oh, you hate successful people. when he said mitt romney has no idea how good he has had it folks aren't attacking wealth. they are attacking people with no understanding of their own societal privilege, and with that line, mitt romney has no idea how good he has it. >>
states, where these young people who grew up in the united states, and they had to pay for the privilege of going in to get this provisional status. that energy was patriotic, and he spoke to hispanics all over the country, but beyond hispanics to all of the americans. >> eliot: the stories we have heard tonight reflect the benefits to society, how those who get that small handout benefit and build an entire community, and it has been an amazing thing to see that turn in the sense of...
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states has the same right to vote. we have the right to vote. we cannot have any state that is suppressing anyone's right to vote based on race or gender. and one would think that would be enough. and that's why we're seeing the courts strike down these really crazy laws. but surely we need some more federal intervention as it's very clear that we do. i think we have to do something to reel these republicans in keep them from throwing so much into the system to bialek shuns, and get federal elections in place to keep them from disenfranchising people of color. >> jennifer: absolutely. in florida a judge struck down their voter id law. that voter id law in florida, shocking how much impact it has had. because in democratic registration was down 95%. whereas republican registration was up by a third. it was a stunning amount of disparity. >> rules have results. >> jennifer: what would democrats do? >> go out and double their efforts to voters vote early, you don't need an id that you have to speak out against this injust
states has the same right to vote. we have the right to vote. we cannot have any state that is suppressing anyone's right to vote based on race or gender. and one would think that would be enough. and that's why we're seeing the courts strike down these really crazy laws. but surely we need some more federal intervention as it's very clear that we do. i think we have to do something to reel these republicans in keep them from throwing so much into the system to bialek shuns, and get federal...
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tomorrow night it's up to the president of the united states to do a great job for himself. president obama certainly has some hard acts to follow when he speaks to this convention tomorrow night. can he live up to the speeches given by his wife, the former president bill clinton? stay with us. i'm only in my 60's... i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i looked at my options. then i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call now and find out about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, it helps pick up some of what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you thousands in out-of-pocket costs. to me, relationships matter. i've been with my doctor for 12 years. now i know i'll be able to stick with him. [ male announcer ] with these types of plans, you'll be abl
tomorrow night it's up to the president of the united states to do a great job for himself. president obama certainly has some hard acts to follow when he speaks to this convention tomorrow night. can he live up to the speeches given by his wife, the former president bill clinton? stay with us. i'm only in my 60's... i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i looked at my options. then i got a medicare supplement insurance...
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. >>> it's my great honor to place into nomination for the office of vice president of the united states, my father my hero, joe biden. [ cheers and applause ] >> i move to suspend the roll and nominate by acclaimation joe biden as the vice presidential candidate. [ cheers and applause ] >> jennifer: let me just say i love joe biden. that was him tearing up at the convention last night, as his son beau who is also the attorney general of delaware nominated his father his hero for a second term. the pundits have spent a lot of time rehashing the most fiery speeches, but there were also a lot of moments like that. here are some of our favorites. >> it's about whether we do for our fellow americans what my crew did for me whether we'll look out for the hardest hit and the disabled whether we'll pool together in a time of need whether we'll refuse to give up until the job is done. >>> barack knows the american dream because he has lived it and he wants everyone in this country -- everyone so have the same opportunity no matter who we are, or where we're from or what we look like or who we lo
. >>> it's my great honor to place into nomination for the office of vice president of the united states, my father my hero, joe biden. [ cheers and applause ] >> i move to suspend the roll and nominate by acclaimation joe biden as the vice presidential candidate. [ cheers and applause ] >> jennifer: let me just say i love joe biden. that was him tearing up at the convention last night, as his son beau who is also the attorney general of delaware nominated his father his...
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states of america. >> mr. obama laid out specific goals and proposals for his second term in office. touching on the economy education, medicare, veterans and making a powerful case that we are better off today than we were four years ago. the address beat out every single other convention speech on twitter. according to the web site, president obama had nearly 53,000 tweets per minute compare that to mitt romney's speech that got just 14,000 a minute. one other interesting note, this was the shortest acceptance speech we've heard from a presidential nominee in the last 36 years. mr. obama clocked in at 38 minutes and 23 seconds. according to research from c-span, the last person to go shorter than that was gerald ford and that was in 1976. bill clinton holds the record for the longest speech. he's coming in at about 65 minutes and that was back in 1996. more bill is coming up live from charlotte after the break. as always, we're hoping you will join the conversation online. current.com/billpress. see you ther
states of america. >> mr. obama laid out specific goals and proposals for his second term in office. touching on the economy education, medicare, veterans and making a powerful case that we are better off today than we were four years ago. the address beat out every single other convention speech on twitter. according to the web site, president obama had nearly 53,000 tweets per minute compare that to mitt romney's speech that got just 14,000 a minute. one other interesting note, this was...
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. >> it began with a triple-a credit rating for the united states and ends in a down grade of america. >> eliot: for more i'm joined by former senior adviser to president clinton 1996 re-election and by political reporter joe williams. joe, let me go to you. you're down in dc, in the center of the political media. is the media finally standing up and saying we're not going to repeat these claims you're making without telling the public many of them are outright false. >> well, i think the media is starting to get it because there are some claims that are too bold and too bald to let go past. it's a been a little while to take a number of these things and add up before people catch on and say they're lying deliberately. but now you have a different phenomena. the right wing have their own watchdogs and they're pushing back against the actual fact. you have a dynamic here where they're not only creating falsehoods but creating their own reality against people who are calling them out for creating their own reality. it's very bizarre and i've seening in like it. >> eliot: you know richar
. >> it began with a triple-a credit rating for the united states and ends in a down grade of america. >> eliot: for more i'm joined by former senior adviser to president clinton 1996 re-election and by political reporter joe williams. joe, let me go to you. you're down in dc, in the center of the political media. is the media finally standing up and saying we're not going to repeat these claims you're making without telling the public many of them are outright false. >> well,...
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. >> look at the united states. we're thinking all of the states east of the mississippi plus throwing in minnesota iowa, montana, arkansas, louisiana the dakotas nebraska, kansas, we've lost an area -- larger than half the size of the united states. >> bill: yeah. what's left? california, oregon and washington. i mean -- >> scary. >> bill: that is really scary. now all of that ice melts. where does all of that water go? right? >> right. by the way -- >> bill: glug, glug, glug. >> that's in ten years' time that we've lost that much. that's sort of mind-blowing. >> bill: think how many centuries it took to build up the ice. so anyhow, it is frightening but jim inhoff and all of the other -- they don't care. they don't think it means anything. it is just cyclical. it will all freeze again next year. that's the way it works. mmm, man. what a line-up today. congressman chris van hollen, the ranking democrat on the budget committee. we haven't seen him in studio since charlotte. he was there with us in charlotte on radio
. >> look at the united states. we're thinking all of the states east of the mississippi plus throwing in minnesota iowa, montana, arkansas, louisiana the dakotas nebraska, kansas, we've lost an area -- larger than half the size of the united states. >> bill: yeah. what's left? california, oregon and washington. i mean -- >> scary. >> bill: that is really scary. now all of that ice melts. where does all of that water go? right? >> right. by the way -- >>...
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roll call and declare the delegates of the united states. they decided to schedule that for 11:00 tonight. right when bill clinton is done, right when the networks are supposed to go to the local news, the most intriguing part of this convention and most enjoyable to watch that's going to be at 11:00. everybody will stay with it. it will be a big question for us how will the networks dump out and go to the local newscast. >> cenk: thank you david. a point of clarification as well. scarlet johansson and natalie portman will be on tomorrow night, not tonight. very important news. they're in a lot of trouble. you know, back to the treasury conversation, i would like to double down on larry gesler. that would be a great choice. i know they won't go in this direction but neil barafsky. >> jennifer: that's interesting. >> cenk: that's my problem with president obama. i don't think when he comes to financial issues he's a true progressive. i think he'll pick an establishment guy. >> eliot: i don't think neil would be the right choice. i love him. h
roll call and declare the delegates of the united states. they decided to schedule that for 11:00 tonight. right when bill clinton is done, right when the networks are supposed to go to the local news, the most intriguing part of this convention and most enjoyable to watch that's going to be at 11:00. everybody will stay with it. it will be a big question for us how will the networks dump out and go to the local newscast. >> cenk: thank you david. a point of clarification as well. scarlet...
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if you look at the per person debt if the united states, it's jumped $17,000 per citizen. from 35,000 to above $51,000 right now. if you have got a tough record to defend and it's one reason that i think you will have a lot of other issues. >> bret: a.b.? >> well, the president is trying to defy history being re-elected with 8.4% unemployment. he has never ever talking about the debt these days. the argument is you are better off than four years ago, shedding 700 thank you jobs a month. housing market has improved. the market has improved. from the metrics that you look at the end of 2008 and months he was elected and months with the administration. he will make the argument to the american people that if we don't continue on this course, it might be close but 29 months of private sector job growth. >> bret: juan, isn't it deeper on the question are you better that you have than you were four years ago? isn't at it feeling about how you feel about the next four years? whether you're optimistic? if you're feeling good. is that what they are after? >> i don't know if that is
if you look at the per person debt if the united states, it's jumped $17,000 per citizen. from 35,000 to above $51,000 right now. if you have got a tough record to defend and it's one reason that i think you will have a lot of other issues. >> bret: a.b.? >> well, the president is trying to defy history being re-elected with 8.4% unemployment. he has never ever talking about the debt these days. the argument is you are better off than four years ago, shedding 700 thank you jobs a...
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on what will change if he's president of the united states. >> there is a coordinated effort to make it about romney and whether or not he should speak. whether or not he should say anything about it. whether or not it is presidential for romney. we're only supposed to have one president now. at times like this. well, we don't have one unless romney speaks up. >> jennifer: so they were so happy. mission accomplished! for them. and therein lies the problem. while president obama and secretary clinton spoke about the crisis with steady, seriousness, they exuded calm, they had clarity and strength, mitt romney, by contrast, was prematurely hyperventilating, maybe in response to the most extreme voices in his party. his campaign was in panic mode. and an international crisis was brewing and who did he listen to? could it have been the likes of rush limbaugh and laura ing graham and other neocons on his team? president obama was presidential and strong. mitt romney and paul ryan looked like bit players in top radio's amateur hour. stature, diplomacy steadiness? national unity in the face
on what will change if he's president of the united states. >> there is a coordinated effort to make it about romney and whether or not he should speak. whether or not he should say anything about it. whether or not it is presidential for romney. we're only supposed to have one president now. at times like this. well, we don't have one unless romney speaks up. >> jennifer: so they were so happy. mission accomplished! for them. and therein lies the problem. while president obama and...
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. >> he's the president of the united states, and that deserves respect. >> he's a nice guy. >> he's pretty good at basketball. >> one nice thing or three nice things if you like about president barack obama. >> who are you with? >> he speaks eloquently. >> he does have charisma. >> he'll be out in 68 days. >> this is romney's night. maybe you should go to charlotte. >> well, it's not really pulling teeth to get them to say something nice. some people could not come up with anything. we look forward to asking democrats next week in charlotte what they think of mitt romney. >> cenk: man, i was taken aback by senator shelby's response. that's a senator. he could say one nice thing about the president wow. we seem to have a theme there. plays basketball. family man and a snapgy dresser. >> caller: and there are so many things you would they could say. he gave me the tax cuts i need. he's a non-violent muslim. he's half white. at least something from these guys. >> the funniest part about saying he's a snapgy dresser left to his own devices if his stylist is not dressing him or his wife
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states. it always struck me as odd that this administration would have the reputation for being anti-business particularly as vice president who hails, of course, from the state of delaware, the most friendly states in the nation to for tune 500, a state that recognizes the plead and enticement of fortune 500 or fortune 1,000, to say nothing of medium and small sized tickets who how do they get the reputation for being against it when the vice president hails to one the states most friendly to business? that is an issue i will take up with that state's governor, governor markell. welcome back, we are not going to a break. we have the governor with us right now. governor markell, you represent one of those states, actually, very friendly to business. there is a reason why big companies incorporate there. so it does have me a little perplexed as to why this is a ticket that gets the reputation, especially since a former delaware senator is the vice president, forering anti-business s that a fai
states. it always struck me as odd that this administration would have the reputation for being anti-business particularly as vice president who hails, of course, from the state of delaware, the most friendly states in the nation to for tune 500, a state that recognizes the plead and enticement of fortune 500 or fortune 1,000, to say nothing of medium and small sized tickets who how do they get the reputation for being against it when the vice president hails to one the states most friendly to...
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it takes a lot of patience to be the president of the united states. i'm not that patient. >> bill: i gotta tell you that was a risky move by obama. my wife doesn't have the right temperament to be president. >> when was the last time you called carol temperamental? >> bill: i wouldn't go there. that frying pan would be bouncing off my head. i was surprised. it's a good thing michelle took that the right way. >> yeah, that was thin ice to go out on. >> bill: that was. thin ice indeed. >> bill: joe cirincione is going to talk to us about what the president might accomplish up at the united nations and what the latest is on libya and syria. dave zeron our sports guru, we share him with the "nation" magazine will be here to talk about that incredible bad call last night in the seahawks and packers game and judd legum, of course, it's tuesdays with judd. judd legum from think progress. but first -- >> this is the "full court press." >> good morning on this tuesday. other headlines making news. the hatred for the replacement nfl officials hit a boiling poin
it takes a lot of patience to be the president of the united states. i'm not that patient. >> bill: i gotta tell you that was a risky move by obama. my wife doesn't have the right temperament to be president. >> when was the last time you called carol temperamental? >> bill: i wouldn't go there. that frying pan would be bouncing off my head. i was surprised. it's a good thing michelle took that the right way. >> yeah, that was thin ice to go out on. >> bill: that...
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the cost to the war on drugs in the united states is $51 billion a year! what a giant waste of money. then one more set of facts for you guys. the number of people we incarcerate for drugs is insane. back in the 1970s we used to have 300,000 people in prison. now in 2010 we have 2.3 million people in president. one in three black men in the u.s. will be incarcerated between ages 18 and 30. half of all u.s. drug arrests are for marijuana--half! and more than 850,000 americans were arrested for marijuana in 2010, 88% were for possession alone. time to legalize. let's bring in betty from colorado. the advocacy director in the campaign to regulate marijuana. betty, we agree on this issue. let's talk about the chances of this actually passing in colorado. those numbers look really good. are you guys hopeful? >> we are hopeful that we can end marijuana prohibition in colorado in 2012. it's a very exciting time, and i won't lie, we do have an uphill battle to fight against the riverrer madness scare tactics but we have a great chance to win in colorado this year.
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i think it disqualifies him for being president of the united states. and i'll tell you one thing, president obama kept his cool but he was asked yesterday, happened to have an interview with "60 minutes" yesterday and steve croft asked him about mitt romney's comments and boy, here is obama as icy as you could be but really just leveling mitt romney. >> there's a broader lesson to be learned here and governor romney seems to have a tendency to shoot first and name later. and as president, one of the things i've learned is you can't do that. >> bill: shoot first and aim later. i gotta tell you, this is huge. not just me saying it. there are a lot of republicans today who are saying mitt romney really stepped in it this time. big time. big mistake on his part. and you know what -- to me, it just shows this guy doesn't believe in anything. he is nothing but a desperate, cheap, partisan, political hack. mitt romney, he will say anything. 1-866-55-press. i think it's time for republicans to stand up and say mitt romney, you're an embarrassment! mitt romney,
i think it disqualifies him for being president of the united states. and i'll tell you one thing, president obama kept his cool but he was asked yesterday, happened to have an interview with "60 minutes" yesterday and steve croft asked him about mitt romney's comments and boy, here is obama as icy as you could be but really just leveling mitt romney. >> there's a broader lesson to be learned here and governor romney seems to have a tendency to shoot first and name later. and as...
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the two most restrictive states in the united states governor, had more african-americans and latinos turn out to vote after the voter i.d. law had been put in place. >> i appreciate you trying to tow the party line, but i think it's really clear what the effect of these voter i.d. laws on. i want to get to affirm active action. you say we should end it, because it is taking us backwards rather than advancing people with color as they are unable to move forward without a crutch from the government. there is an affirmative action case before the supreme court now. do you think college admissions should be purely and testing and grades. >> i do. a college also has to take into account diversity. you want a college campus that is reflective of america. i'm also concerned, you look back president kennedy said that race should have no form under the color of law in american life. i think unfortunately his desire to make sure that we had an equal application of the law regardless of your skin color has turned into a quota system. i am not in favor of quotas, of admitting x number of people
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states is go to taco bell? >> two tacos and a bean burrito. >> cenk: that's the fun part. but who actually killed bin laden? all of a sudden it's not that clear. you know what time it is, right. go time! ♪ >> cenk: mitt romney took a tiny lead, and it wasn't much of a bump at all. at the democratic convention there was not a bump. 49-44. all of a sudden opening up a five-point lead for president obama. the swing states are the most important. we'll get polling on that soon as well, but it looks like there was definitely a bounce in the polls for president obama after the convention. during our coverage on current eliot spitzer predicted a four-point bump. i predicted five. vice president gore, six to eight. it looks like the democratic convention went off better than the republican one if you look at the polls. now that the conventions are over, mitt romney as usual getting himself in more and more trouble. so they're answering the question. you got to under something. mitt romney's tax plan is a disaster for
states is go to taco bell? >> two tacos and a bean burrito. >> cenk: that's the fun part. but who actually killed bin laden? all of a sudden it's not that clear. you know what time it is, right. go time! ♪ >> cenk: mitt romney took a tiny lead, and it wasn't much of a bump at all. at the democratic convention there was not a bump. 49-44. all of a sudden opening up a five-point lead for president obama. the swing states are the most important. we'll get polling on that soon...
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which is we have a united states senate. we have about seven republican senator who weren't elected but selected by the nine methods that these guys used to chew up your ballot. we have a senate congress and -- no one ever thought of wisconsin as a swing state until the coke brothers turned on their themist machine, and suddenly scott walker was renamed the [ inaudible ] of madison. >> stephanie: yeah. the last pole i saw obama is up what 14 in wisconsin? >> yeah but we won by 28 percentage points and then scott walker won on the recall. and how does that happen? there are magical things that occur in this world. al gore swept -- i mean swept florida in 2000 but if you remember, i discovered -- greg palast discovered how they wiped off thousands of voters and called them criminals. they were guilty of being black. robert more is a convicted criminal and now mrs. bobby black is voting. he went to jail and came back and changed his sex and really tricky changed his color. >> stephanie: wow. there is still time to steal back yo
which is we have a united states senate. we have about seven republican senator who weren't elected but selected by the nine methods that these guys used to chew up your ballot. we have a senate congress and -- no one ever thought of wisconsin as a swing state until the coke brothers turned on their themist machine, and suddenly scott walker was renamed the [ inaudible ] of madison. >> stephanie: yeah. the last pole i saw obama is up what 14 in wisconsin? >> yeah but we won by 28...